The fae is wild elemental power that runs throughout the land. Certain people have been discovered to possess the ability to tap into that power and manipulate it to great advantage. One such person is Gerald Tarrant. Gerald Tarrant sacrificed those he loved most, murdered by his own hand, in the bid for ultimate power and immortality - he successed. Now Cold fire now runs through his viens like blood and his very touch means death. Can the young priest Damien ever trust Gerald enough to gain his assistance in the fight against Rakh?

Having a mixed heritage can have it's ups and downs - just ask Shea Ohmsford. A half elf-half human, Shea just wants to fit in. Flick Ohmsford never questioned why his parents would take in a orphan and raise him as one of the family, but Flick will do anything for his brother, Shea. Anything will include leaving home on a dangerous quest for a lost sword that can defeat a mighty Warlock overlord.

The graphic version of my favorite High fantasy epic. Pug is an orphan with a burning desire to become a wizard. Crydee, the sleepy little castle town already has one wizard, and he's not interested in training a replacement. Things take a strange turn when Pug and his friend Tomas discover a wreck on the shore line. The bodies on board are absolutly not human.

This is book one of the Dragonriders of Pern series. Lessa has survived the savage invasion of her home, the death of her entire family and endured the rule of Fax, the man responsible. Her refuge has been in hiding her true identity, in sheltering herself in the last place anyone would think to seek a nobleman's daughter - the lair of a smelly, clipped-winged, watch-Weyr. Revenge takes a back seat when Lessa is selected as a candidate for a soon to hatch queen dragon. A most read for Dragon lover!

Herb was a postal clerk in New York City, while Dorothy worked as a librarian for the Brooklyn Public Library. Together the two, husband and wife, managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections. An extraordinary story, evidencing that you do not have to be rich and famous, to collect great art, this documentary is inspiring as well as informative.

Maxine has what we've all dreamed of- a fully functional set of wings. She also has a talking dog. She's the defacto leader of a flock of mutant kids who have escaped from a Genetic testing lab. Max also has a Voice, a sort of invisible, internal advisor in times of trouble - and Oh Boy!- there's lots of trouble. Erasers are not just a bit of rubber at the end of a pencile - they hunt and kill those the lab marks as targets. Oh yeah - The entire flock is their target. Way to go Patterson!

During his lifetime, the infamous Philadelphia physician Dr. Albert C. Barnes (b. 1872- d. 1951) accumulated a now world-renown art collection of paintings by Cezanne, Degas, Monet, Matisse, Renoir, Van Gogh, and other great artists that he intended to have displayed indefinitely in his particular way at his Barnes Foundation in Merion, PA. This documentary about one of the greatest “thefts” of all times retells the story of how the collection is being relocated to the “new” Barnes Foundation on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Center City Philadelphia.

Lucy never lies. Remember that. When she says she's been to a strange land and talked to a pan her brothers and sister don't believe her. Not only is Lucy telling the truth, she shows them Narnia. The children become involved in the fight for freedom that pits the Sun Lion against the Winter Witch.

A semi-autobiographical novel of young American woman in Paris in the early 1950s, the Dud Avocado is sharp and funny. Sally Jay Gorce provides an all too rare glimpse of an intelligent, restless woman narrator bent on really living - imagine Holly Golightly crossed with Holden Caulfield.

I find the two latest Gregory titles to be the best ones (maybe because I don't know as many historical facts about the protagonists as I knew about the past ones). I am always the first to admit that Gregory is a very good writer (albeit a little too "imaginative" for historical fiction), so I did like this one for her writing style, but also for its content. The main character is not in any way sympathetic, but she is realistic and seems to be mostly based on historical facts. I don't kno...moreI find the two latest Gregory titles to be the best ones (maybe because I don't know as many historical facts about the protagonists as I knew the past ones). I was always the first to admit that Gregory is a very good writer (albeit a little too "imaginative" for historical fiction), so I did like this one for her writing style, but also for its content. The main character is not in any way sympathetic, but she is realistic and seems to be mostly based on historical facts. I don't know about her "attachment" to [SPOILER!] Jasper Tudor, but otherwise pretty accurate. I especially enjoyed the last chapter and the climax battle scene between York and Lancaster.

This book will have a sequel, and I can't wait for it! Jessica was adopted as a baby and has no idea that she is really a vampire princess betrothed to Lucius and that their union will end centuries of war. Lots of teen angst, especially when popular cheerleader Faith dates Lucius and vows revenge when he breaks up with her. It's hard to know who your true friends are in High School, and this book does not disappoint!

Sometimes it is okay to stretch the realm of possibility for the sake of a good story. Enzo, the narrator of this novel, is a dog with the intellectual and emotional capacity of a human. Aside from this impossible conceit, the story is firmly couched in reality. In a lesser writer’s hand this novel would come off as unbearably hokey, and while Stein skirts this potential trap, he ultimately avoids it. The character Enzo is tenderly-realized as he deals with the best and worst of humanity, and the predicament of not being human, with believable philosophical musings and wit. Some readers of postmodern, intellectual fiction may be tempted to dismiss Art of Racing as too simplistic and emotionally-cloying, but it is full of truthful sentiments and thought-provoking insights of the human, and canine, condition.

The best description of this book would be that it is a hybrid between "I, Claudius" and Edward Rutherfurd books. Actually, the writing style is fairly mediocre, but the subject matter is interesting and the story flows. If you like the history of ancient Rome, you will probably like this one.

Sure, it's about comic books, but The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is also a funny, beautifully written tribute to the friendship between two young men struggling to make peace with their pasts and learning to live comfortably in their own skins.

Inverted World could be called sci-fi for the non sci-fi reader. Like Robert Heinlein and Philip K Dick, in this novel Christopher Priest takes a familiar sci-fi theme and fuses it with heady explorations on the nature of reality versus perception and free choice versus the safety of tradition.

It’s really about getting things done rather than about earning more money. One of the classic motivational books, it has a writing style from decades past because it was written a while ago.

The movie might have got it wrong: was Inmam’s real love not Ada, but his gun, named LeMat? LeMat continually comes to Inman's rescue. Inman is a southerner trying to avoid the Civil War fighting and return home to his love, Ada, but faces numerous challenges on the way. The book is written in an authentic Southern style, sold three million copies and was a bestseller for years.

Who ever thought legal battles could be so funny? Based on a true story – a lawyer’s blog. A go-getter schemer attorney learns how to blog and anonymously describes his co-workers, clients, competitors, bosses and the poor associates he abuses in hilarious detail.

Williams says we should think beyond slavery, “stats rats” and Gone With the Wind. He documents how and why the South had its own Civil War and why that theory never got any publicity or traction. Dense with an abundance of background information, a big contribution to the poor versus wealthy, who-does-the-fighting-and-dying debate.

A great autobiography, which deals with extreme family dysfunctions with humor and irony. If you saw the movie but didn't read the book, do not judge it based on that - the book works much much better than the film, despite the all star cast.